Vania



April 28, 1931.

c. o. FEDDERN 1,802,339'

TICKET HOLDER Filed Sept. 12, 1928 Patented Apr. 28,V 1931 UNITEDSTAT SAT NT? orifice 'oi-inn o. Fan-nenn, or rrirLAnnLrrirA, rnNNsYLvnmni,nssieiron' 'ro GLOBE TICKETy COMPANY,- or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, AconroRATioN or rnNnsYL- vANiA y TICKET Application filed September Y yQsertion and issuance of4 tickets rapid and easy. The more specificobjects relate to the provisions of elements designed to coopera-te toproduce these results and will" become more apparent upon study ofthefollowing 4description in connection'with the-accom- ZO'panying'drawing, in "which: Y

Fig. 1 is a plan view, partly in section, of

Y the improved holder.

' Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same.

Y Fig. 3 is a longitudinal central vsection'of the holder. i Fig. 4 is asection on line 4-4 F-ig. 5 is a'sectionv on line 5 5 of Fig. 3'.

In the preferred embodiment disclosed,

, p the holder comprises a base 2 which is adapt ed to be suitablymounted in a' convenient p position in a vehicle or ticket office, orthe like, and whichV is provided with a flap top 4.

Slidably mounted on top 4 is a'slide '6 which n `is maintained inproperly guided position l for longitudinalsliding bymeans of lugs orpins projecting downwardly through elon gated slots 8V formed in top 4vofthe base.r Secured beneath the forward end of slide Sand" l extendingrearwardly in'spaced"relationship therewith is a-plate 10 whichextendsthrongh a slot in the front of the base 2 and underneath, top,k 4to prevent rise of the forward end ofthe slide.y The slide isinaintainedin a forward position by mea-ns Vof a vtension spring 12secured'atits ends to pins 14 and 16, respectively connected to slide 6and Vtop 4. Pin 14 extends downwardly through an elongated slot in top 4and forward movement of slide 6 is limited by meansof a stop 5U 17extending downwardly through this same of rig,VK 2..

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cam facearrangedto engage the under side of slide 6; This cam may bemovedby meansof` alever`-24 secured thereto which, whenmoved to thehorizontal position shown in Fig. 1, brings the'm'ore eccentric portioni of cam 122- into engagement with slide 6, thereby pulling plate 18downwardlyagainst the tension of afleaf' sprin'gj26 which norprovidedonthe front ofthe plate 18.and are arranged to penetrateand engage the'stub Arof ka lp'adlof tickets placed in the holder.'.Uponl'engagenientofthe pad upon prongs28, cam 22 n'iayfbeproperlypositioned to clamp ythestub lend oftlie pad-between plate 18and slide'JG. `Upstanding guides 29 are providedatthe sides of slide 6todproperly positiontlie side edges of the a. .Y ",Rotatablyniountedvtransversely in thev frontof-the frame is a shaft 30 'to whichis rigidly secured a guiderodz32 extending reari-y wardly. To the rearendgof. guide rod 32 is secured: a` bracket arm` 34 extendingtransverselyfto the opposite side Vof the holder. Pivotallymountedinithe' opposite endsof` maybegrasped by anoperator to vtur-n' theinally tends to raise plate 18. l Prongs 28 are shaft 30. and' bracket34 is ay rod 36` providedk L 4at its forward end witliavknurledheadwliicli. i

saine. The rearwardsportion 40 ofrod is i threaded.- y L f l f A casing42 ofthe configuration shown in Figs. land `fis' provided .withdownwardly extending lugs 44 and 46 which are bored to*y slidablyreceive rods 82 yand 36. Mountedinf ai cut-away portion of lu'g46 onapin 48 is a lever' 50,: arrangedforifmanual manipula';

tion, the lower endof which is providedwith" teeth 2 52 leng'gfageablewith.; the threadsk v40 on ionv rod 36. The threaded portion of lever 50is pressed into engagement with screw by means of a compression spring54 arranged in the to of the casing.

It wil be observed from the above that by manual movement of lever toremove teeth 52 from engagement with the screw, casing 42 is renderedfree to be moved longitudinally along rods 32 and 36. This movementprovides a rough adjustment for casing 42. A fine adjustment may beobtained by permitting teeth 52 to be yieldingly pressed against screw40, when a rotary movement imparted to rod 36 through knurled head 38will produce a slow and fine longitudinal movement of the casing. v

The front edge ofthe casing is provided with a severing edge 56 arrangedto rest on the pad of tickets, or the like, and which will determinealine along which tearing will take place when a ticket is removed. Oneor more indentation forming fingers 58 may be adjustably mounted on thefront of casing 42 as, for example, in a slot 60 formed therein.

The forward end of casing 42 is curved lrearwardly as shown at 62,forming a type of knife edge. By reason of this edge 62, after a ticketis severed along edge 56 slide 6 may be manually moved rearwardly by apush upon the forward edge thereof, bringi the free edge of the stub ofthe severed tilcet to the rear of knife 62. The subsequent return of theslide to forward position will cause the riding of the free end of thestub up and over knife 62 with its consequent retention in the casing.

supposing that it is desirable to limit the use of tickets to half hourintervals, the tickets may be provided adjacent the stub ends with aplurality of columns C containing blocks marked with hours and halfhours as shown. Obviously, any other data may be similarly indicated andany number of columns may be provided although for simplicity onl twocolumns, one containing hours and t e other half hours, are described.Ifit is desired to indicate the hours on the severed tickets, nger 58may be positioned as indicated in Fig. 1, while if half hours are tobeindicated, the finger is correspondingly moved. over the blocks inwhich the half hours are marked. In positioning a pad for use, casing42, together with guide rods 32 and 36,

' may be rotated about shaft 30, thus clearing the upper surface ofslide 6. The pad is then positioned on prongs 28 and clamped betweenplate 18 and the upper surface of the slide. Casing 42 may now bebrought down upon the pad and longitudinally adjusted either by a roughor fine adjustment, or both, to a position with severing edge 56 abovethe line adjacent the time or other data which it Ais desired toindicate. In issuing the tickets,

the operator merely grasps the free end B of a ticket and tears it alongedge 56. During this tearing, finger 58 will provide the properindentation in the torn edge while a projection will be provided on thestub corresponding thereto. Subsequently to severing a ticket, theoperator will push slide 6 rearwardly against the tension of spring 12and then free the slide so to be brought forwardly by the spring. Thiswill result in carrying the free edge of the stub rearwardly of knife 62and its subsequent retention within casing 42.

Since, in their broad aspect, various features of the present device areincorporated in the device shown in my application Ser. No. 305,601,filed September 12, 1928, reference is made to that application forclaim covering the common features of the two modifications.

What I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. A ticket holder comprising a base, means for holding a pad of ticketsmounted on the base, an adjustable severing edge supported by the baseover the pad, and means for adjusting said severing edge over thesurface of a ticket comprising a rotatable screw carried by the base,and means carried by the severing edge and operatively engaging thescrew whereby rotation of the screwy imparts movement to the edge, saidlast named means being disengagcable from the screw.

2. A ticket holder comprising a base, a slide mounted on the base andadapted to hold a pad of tickets, and a severing edge supported by thebase over the pad, and means for yieldingly urging said slide in adirection to project the free edges of the tickets forwardly of theedge, said slide being movable rearwardly to carry the free edge of astub of a severed ticket rearwardly of the edge.

3. A ticket holder comprising a. base, a slide mounted on the base andadapted to hold a pad of tickets, a severing edge supported by the baseover the pad, means for yieldingly urging said slide in a direction toproject the free edges of the tickets forwardly of the edge, said slidebeing movable rearwardly to carry the free edge of a stub of a severedticket rearwardly of the edge, and means at the rear of said edge forlifting the free edge of a stub from a ticket lying therebelow during asubsequent forward movement of the slide.

In testimony of which invention, I have hereunto set my hand atPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, on this 10th day of September, 1928.

CARL O. FEDDERN.

